As political leaders in Washington battle over the future of immigration law and border security, immigrants around the country to feeling the stress of an uncertain future and the fear of arrest and deportation. Brooke Mead, director of the Berkshire Immigrant Center in Pittsfield, says that in her 16 years of working with immigrant populations, "It's definitely the most fearful I have seen people." Mead says Berkshire County is "a welcoming community" for immigrants, but on the national level, she has "never seen such anti-immigrant rhetoric."

In this edition of the Berkshire Eagle podcast, host Mark Mills speaks with Brooke Mead about immigration issues in the U.S. and the need to welcome and invest in the immigrant population of Berkshire County.

In this week's podcast, Don Morrison comments on President Trump's upcoming trip to Davos, Switzerland for the 2018 World Economic Forum. It's not a place that Morrison would expect to see the president, as the forum will tackle everything the president despises: free trade, the free movement of people and climate change.

About this Podcast: Don Morrison is an author, lecturer, member of The Berkshire Eagle's Advisory Board, commentator for NPR's Robin Hood Radio, European editor of the British magazine Port, ex-Time Magazine editor, and a longtime part-time resident of the Berkshires.

In this week's podcast, Donald Morrison speaks about the impact a single individual can have on a community.

About this Podcast: Don Morrison is an author, lecturer, member of The Berkshire Eagle's Advisory Board, commentator for NPR's Robin Hood Radio, European editor of the British magazine Port, ex-Time Magazine editor, and a longtime part-time resident of the Berkshires.

In this week's podcast, Donald Morrison makes a few predictions as to what 2018 has in store for the country.

About this Podcast: Don Morrison is an author, lecturer, member of The Berkshire Eagle's Advisory Board, commentator for NPR's Robin Hood Radio, European editor of the British magazine Port, ex-Time Magazine editor, and a longtime part-time resident of the Berkshires.

In this week's podcast, Don Morrison dissects a classic Christmas movie that has never been more relevant.

About this Podcast: Don Morrison is an author, lecturer, member of The Berkshire Eagle's Advisory Board, commentator for NPR's Robin Hood Radio, European editor of the British magazine Port, ex-Time Magazine editor, and a longtime part-time resident of the Berkshires.

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In this week's podcast, Don Morrison visits the Killing Fields in Cambodia, where the Khmer Rouge regime carried out the worst genocide since World War II.

About this Podcast: Don Morrison is an author, lecturer, member of The Berkshire Eagle's Advisory Board, commentator for NPR's Robin Hood Radio, European editor of the British magazine Port, ex-Time Magazine editor, and a longtime part-time resident of the Berkshires.

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With the guilty plea of former national security advisor Michel Flynn, special counsel Robert Mueller is now getting testimony from a member of Donald Trump’s most inner circle during the presidential campaign, the transition and the first 24 days of the Trump administration. Does this raise a threat to the future of the Trump presidency, or will it ultimately validate President Trump’s claims that it’s all a “witch hunt” and “fake news”?

In this edition of the Berkshire Eagle podcast, host Mark Mills speaks about the Mueller investigation with Donald Stern, a former federal prosecutor and U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, and former Massachusetts District Court Judge Fred Rutberg, who is president of New England Newspapers Inc., which owns The Berkshire Eagle.

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From Singapore, Don Morrison muses on what the city-state does well -- and America unwisely neglects.

About this Podcast: Don Morrison is an author, lecturer, member of The Berkshire Eagle's Advisory Board, commentator for NPR's Robin Hood Radio, European editor of the British magazine Port, ex-Time Magazine editor, and a longtime part-time resident of the Berkshires.

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Don Morrison reports this week from Asia, where the U.S. seems to be losing interest in its global role -- and China filling the vacuum.

About this Podcast: Don Morrison is an author, lecturer, member of The Berkshire Eagle's Advisory Board, commentator for NPR's Robin Hood Radio, European editor of the British magazine Port, ex-Time Magazine editor, and a longtime part-time resident of the Berkshires.

As we gather to give thanks, Don Morrison counts our blessings — and a few anxieties.

About this Podcast: Don Morrison is an author, lecturer, member of The Berkshire Eagle's Advisory Board, commentator for NPR's Robin Hood Radio, European editor of the British magazine Port, ex-Time Magazine editor, and a longtime part-time resident of the Berkshires.